Yesterday morning I noticed the boys were all walking funny. Panicked, I hopped onto Google searching for possible causes for their strange posture. The terrible possibilities were scrolling through my head. I finally went back to their cage and started to begin weighing everyone, looking for disheveled hair, drainage from pory, listening to breathing. Nothing, everyone looked great, but they were still walking funny. ????Glancing over, girls cage looked totally normal.

I sat down and just observed a bit longer. You know those 'Eureka!' moments? I had one. I figured it out!

This summer we had placed 12" tiles in our cages to not only help keep the ratties cooled off but to hold down the fleece. Well, you see the boys didn't like getting their testicles cold so they were all walking on tip toes with their bodies sucked up to avoid the COLD tiles. After a giggle (or two) I removed all of the tiles except for the one under food.

I dare say they like them gone from this picture I took an hour later.

OCRA Moonstar and *OCRA Emma's Daisy May (*previously known as EmmaFrost) are joining their Aunties from the 2015 Spring 'Xmen' Litter.

OCRA GROOT and OCRA Gambit will be meeting their new girl on Tuesday. They are an early birthday present that we are sure will be loved and cuddled every day!

On Wednesday this week, OCRA Tigra will also be joining her Aunties from our 2015 Spring 'Xmen' Litter, OCRA Dazzler and OCRA Mystique pictured above. Best part of this trio, is that they occasionally need to be 'rat sat' making us here at OCRA pretty happy we get to see them again!

Best purchase EVER! ​We saw these at the feed store for $ .79 a piece. Thought those sure are nice. Went to Dollar Tree and picked up a dozen for $1. These shower curtain rings are the best thing for keeping your hammocks up, hanging up baskets and adding treats and foraging challenges to your cage. (They also come in handy in an emergency to hold a purse strap on.)